unmedicated

adjective

un·​med·​i·​cat·​ed ˌən-ˈme-də-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce unmedicated (audio)
: not medicated : not treated with or involving the use of medication
unmedicated patients
unmedicated childbirth

Examples of unmedicated in a Sentence

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The participants were unmedicated prior to treatment, age 27 on average and mostly female. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 In his comments, Burt received support from his siblings, who shouted out Valerie for going through an unmedicated birth. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 Analysis revealed no significant effect when testing whether intake differed between medicated and unmedicated patients. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Her family believes Small was likely unmedicated and had an episode before being killed. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 July 2025 With the help of a midwife — plus then-boyfriend Zayn Malik, mom Yolanda Hadid and sister Bella Hadid — the supermodel made it through an unmedicated delivery, with Malik even catching their little girl. Kate Hogan, People.com, 11 May 2025 Ryan and Stephanie have no debt, a healthy retirement savings, and two unmedicated kids. Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Islam’s father now struggles with unmedicated high blood pressure and diabetes. Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmedicated was in 1703

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“Unmedicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmedicated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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